Kelsey thanked everyone for their support after the loss of her husband Tom (Picture: Instagram/being_kelsey)
Kelsey Parker has thanked everybody who supported her this year following the death of her husband Tom Parker as she urged those who are missing someone this Christmas to be ‘kind’ to themselves.
The Wanted singer died in March aged 33 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
On Christmas Day, Kelsey, 32, shared festive photos on Instagram of her with their two young children – including a meeting with Santa – and a message offering support on how to survive ‘holiday grief’.
She wrote: ‘Merry Christmas everyone. Thank you to everyone who has commented and sent messages this year. I do read them all and having so much support really means the world.
‘If you’re missing someone today remember there’s no right or wrong way to be feeling. Do what’s right for you and be kind to yourself.’
In an Instagram post on Christmas Eve, Kelsey revealed it was the ‘little things’ around the holiday season which she had been finding difficult without her husband.
With Tom, whom she married in 2018 and who died in March (Picture: Instagram)
The mum-of-two shared a photo of her and her kids visiting Santa (Picture: Instagram/being_kelsey)
She said usual traditions like no longer buying his favourite Christmas food, not setting a place for him at the table, or writing their children’s gift tags as just from ‘mummy’ now ‘feel so huge’.
She added: ‘I’ve been putting Christmas off because honestly I’ve been dreading it.
‘But it’s for the kids, they’ve always been my reason to get up each day and find the positives, and never has that been more true than this week.
‘There’ll be empty chairs tomorrow and tears, but there’ll also be smiles, laughter and dancing – just as you would’ve had it.’
Earlier this week, she had admitted how difficult she was finding it to wrap presents for the children with her grief ‘catching her off guard’ as she also geared up for her grandfather’s funeral.
The actress and influencer is fronting a new six-part documentary series on ITVBe, Life After Tom, which she hopes will help to keep her late husband’s memory alive, while also encouraging people to talk openly about grief.
It’s recently been reported that she’s ‘found love again’ with electrician Sean Boggans after meeting through mutual friends at a wedding.
The Glad You Came singer announced in October 2020 he had been diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma and had begun radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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He wrote about his experiences in a book titled Hope and the couple also let cameras into their lives for Inside My Head – a documentary following the star’s life after he received his diagnosis.
The Parkers married in 2018 and had daughter Aurelia Rose in 2019 and son Bodhi in 2020.
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She said there ‘was no right or wrong way’ to feel.
